Work: Today, I had to wake up at 4am because my boss set an important...

By fitzy79 - 31/01/2014 20:04 - United States

Today, I had to wake up at 4am because my boss set an important business meeting for first thing in the morning. After making sure everything was ready, I went to work. My boss ended up oversleeping and moved the meeting to tomorrow. FML

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blackonblight 32

Sunday 2 February 2014 11:18

You poor soul.

ss521 12

Sunday 2 February 2014 17:51

Bosses. Gotta love 'em

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Bright side: at least you get a decent night's sleep tomorrow?

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